I had this realization recently. I'm terrified of being mediocre. How that plays out in my life is that I don't shoot for the moon, I don't go big or go home, I'm not balls to the wall. None of that. I just slink back, try to disappear and be “less” so that at least I didn't try and then turn ...

This was my little pegasus last year – what will she be for Halloween this year? My desire for a tiny Princess Leia was squelched in the name of a fairy princess dress her cousin gave her. How is she already two years old and how does she already have costume opinions?! Follow me on Instagram to ...

I don't know if the last day of January is the ideal time to finally share my word of the year, but here we are so let's just sit down for a minute. I'm imagining us (you and me and all of us)sitting in a circle in a yurt, all sharing our words (let's pretend everyone else hasn't shared theirs ...

The movie Free Birds comes out today - it looks so great! I love Amy Poehler and am mildly obsessed with George Takei (another voice in the movie). Check out this fun giveaway for an iPad mini! It's a part of a prize pack you can win to help get the word out about the flick.﻿

Happy Friday! Halloween is behind us (did you see the pics of our Halloween fun on my Facebook Page?), and I'm already getting excited for Thanksgiving! This weekend we will be hiding away the spooky decor and finding some new fun things to do in November. So, to get us in the mood – today (yes ...

I took a bit of a Spring and Summer hiatus from the blog this year, and it felt GOOD. But now I'm back! First up, talking about this big leap from being a 5 year homeschool family to being a public school family in just a couple weeks. What tips do you have for me? I'd love your thoughts!﻿

There are some things that come unexpectedly. Like suddenly a baby is a toddler and suddenly all the kids need new shoes and suddenly 5 years of homeschooling is coming to an end. Suddenly I'm 35 years old. It is all so sudden. It seems like this many children in, I should be expecting the ...

I'm a part of a team putting on this one day conference for Christian women on spiritual gifts (in a way you've likely not been taught before), happening next month in the Phoenix metro area. If you live here (or want to come to Phx!) we would love to see you!